What is Human Rights

WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS???

M J ManyanyaZIMRIGHTS

Goromonzi North

Quite frequently issues of Human Rights bring

trepidations of uncertainty, fear, and withdrawal;

Because many think ‘Human Rights’ is about

‘Politics’;

And also because many politicians seem enjoy

talking about Human Rights- As if they know

anything about it!!

A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS


Politics in Zimbabwe is still taboo, because many

people have been maimed, or have lost their lives,

because of POLITICS



people in the country have been maimed, or have lost

their lives, because of POLITICS



people have been maimed, or have lost their lives,

because of POLITICS


This presentation is not about POLITICS

Its about HUMAN RIGHTS

What exactly are Human Rights?


definitionsProtocolsNational constitution


WHAT EXACTLY ARE HUMAN RIGHTS?

Some want to think about Human Rights in

terms of ‘what we must get’; or ‘what we can

demand’ from others, or from the world;

Examples; my right to education, to water, to

health, my right to vote;

Yes the National Constitution is very explicit

about what Human Rights are.


a right that is believed to belong justifiably

to every person. (https://www.google.com/search?

q=human+rights1)

Many official documents worldwide endorse that human

rights are about humans, i.e. Women, Men, Children,

Adults, Youth,


If you were to ask people in the street, “What are human rights?” you would get many different answers. Some would tell you the rights they know about, but very few people know all their rights.

As covered in the definitions above, a right is a freedom of some kind. It is something to which you are entitled by virtue of being human


Human: nounA member of the Homo sapiens species; a man, woman or

child; a person.

Rights: nounThings to which you are entitled or allowed; freedoms that

are guaranteed.

Human Rights: nounThe rights you have simply because you are human.


Human rights are based on the principle of respect for the individual.

Their fundamental assumption is that each person is a moral and rational being who deserves to be treated with dignity.


They are called human rights because they are universal. Whereas nations or specialized groups enjoy specific rights that apply only to them, human rights are the rights to which everyone is entitled—no matter who they are or where they live—simply because they are alive.


When people are asked to name their rights, will probably list only FREEDOM OF SPEECH and BELIEF and maybe one or two others; Many don’t understand the full scope of human rights is very broad;

Human rights fundamentally mean choice and opportunity, the right to LIFE, the right to a job, a career, and to select a partner of choice and also to raise children, the right to HOME;

Human rights include the freedom to own a home, rights to travel widely and the right to work gainfully without harassment, abuse and threat of arbitrary dismissal. Human rights also embrace the right to leisure.


Yes, GLOBAL PROTOCOLS and THE

ZIMBABWE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION are all

very explicit about what Human Rights are;

The language is very clear

Today we want to start with WHAT YOU GIVE,

not just what you can DEMAND, or GET;


What do we mean?

Everyone has a right to LIVE;

Therefore everyone has a right to e.g. food,

shelter, water and clothing


If you can respect someone’s right to these basic

necessities, then YOU WILL UNDERSTAND what it

means to have those same basic necessities;

Then YOU WILL ALSO UNDERSTAND what it

means to ACCORD OTHERS the same privileges

and rights


It means LEARNING TO RECEIVE, because we

know WHAT IT MEANS TO GIVE;

It means BEING ABLE TO DEMAND RIGHTS

, because we understand WHAT IT MEANS

TO GIVE THE SAME


The best source of everything good in life is LOVE;

Because we have LOVE, we shall be able to give or earn RESPECT and DIGNITY;


In Zimbabwe , the rights of young people

are often trampled on with impunity


But the mere fact that you are an elder,

a senior, a parent does not imply a

subtraction of privileges and human

rights of a junior


WHAT DO WE MEAN??“You don’t have to report this. Otherwise I will punish

you for that. I am your uncle

I have the right to do whatever I want with you. I

carried you for 9 months

You don’t ask questions in this house. My word is

final. I m the father of this house

WHY?Because the best source of everything

good in life is LOVE;

Because when there is LOVE, there is also

be RESPECT and DIGNITY given and

earned;

Great NATIONS are founded on LOVE, RESPECT and DIGNITY;

That is what shall always define ZIMBABWE as a great nation


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What is Human Rights